Civil Disobedience and High Stakes Testing
Found via Lee Speers blog It seems that a teacher in Seattle decided to take a stand against the the state’s standardized test, WASL. Quite simply, he refused to administer it. While it seems he has...
View Article6 Billion Dollars… to maintain status quo?
Like him or loathe him, you can always guarantee that Gary Stager will make you think. In his most recent post, he has opened my eyes to issues that I have to admit I was woefully ignorant of, namely...
View ArticleGPS for chronic truants?
I got an email alerting me to a segment on CBS News about one school using a GPS tracking device to help stop truancy. While it may have worked for the student in the video, I have to admit some...
View ArticleWii Fit Workout Program Update (and a few tips)
I keep meaning to post a followup to my previous Wii Fit post, complete with pertinent links, pictures and all that. But work/NECC/baby has gotten in the way and it just keeps getting put off. SO, I...
View ArticleDo you believe?
Thanks to Justin Karkow for point out this post of Christine Southard’s on the New York DEN Blog. Just in time for the beginning of the school year, Dalton Sherman has a message that is sure to inspire...
View ArticleOff to Nokia’s Open Lab
So a couple of weeks ago I got a mysterious email saying that Nokia was interested in springing for me to join them in Helsinki for a few days. We sometimes help Nokia run events involving participants...
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Nominated
I was debating whether to share that I’ve been nominated for a couple of EduBlog Awards or not. I hate bragging and I certainly don’t want it to look like I’m begging for votes. But I finally decided...
View ArticleWelcome to the shiny new Teach42
Welcome to the new theme for Teach42.com! This is something that’s been in the works for quite a while now (far too long), but I’m thrilled to finally switch over to it today. I’d been thinking about...
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Because we’re ALL Jobless in Chicago
Image by khalilshah via Flickr As many of you have seen on Twitter lately, I’ve been promoting my wife’s new social network Jobless In Chicago. She was one of the many people who were let go from...
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Use the Force to combat ADHD
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to try out an alternative to medication in the treatment of ADD/ADHD. The idea is that ADD causes some people to generate brainwaves in an abnormal pattern. When...
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Dear Spammers…
SPAM (Photo credit: AJC1) Thank you for reaching out to me. I understand some company you contracted to do advertising engaged in some unethical behavior. They had the audacity to spam hundreds of...
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A New Beginning
November 7th, 2005. The day I announced that I was leaving the kindergarten classroom and joining Discovery Education. 10 years, 7 months, 12 days ago. As a member of team Discovery, I’ve traveled...
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